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Old 08-23-2016, 12:30 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by jbfla View Post
How do you know if there was the correct amount of fork oil To start with?

I'm currently changing the fork oil in my TW200 (long overdue), and the amount of fork oil was not anywhere near what the manual calls for.

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You mean to tell me a Japanese bike didn't come with the recommended amount of fluid in them!? ;-)...either that or your seals are leaking???

Are you gutting them completely and replacing seals and bearings? If so. I'd do the recommended amount. If you're just dumping them and refilling (on normal forks), I'd do the measurement from the top without springs if you have that stat. Then you know it's correct.
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